icecast2 + butt audio in not consistant

[icebowl]

I am thinking a audio card might help but not sure.

I have never set up a streaming server. (audio)

I work in school that has a public radio station.
We want to stream the audio with a server.  We are using the audio directory from the station and connecting to a Linux computer.
Currently we are using Debian 11 + Icecast2 and butt.
butt - broadcast using this tool

The audio quality in not buffering.  I'm sure we are dropping packets.

What would be the minimum hardware for this server?

Edited June 11, 2022 by icebowl
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